Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Today, I thought I would share with you a recipe for a refreshing summer drink. This is always nice to have on hand. Something different besides a cool glass of water. You can always add lemon slices for an even nicer touch.
If you have access to a patch of tea... go for it! Make this.

Homemade Garden Tea Concentrate

Bring first two ingredients to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Turn off heat. Add tea leaves & lemon juice. Let steep for 5-6 hours. This makes 1 quart of concentrate. (Can freeze!) Add three quarts of water to make one full gallon of tea.

I will often make enough for three batches, at once. Putting the remainder in quart jars to freeze. I don't pick off the tea leaves, either - I leave them on the stem (but washed and picked over, meaning I do not let leaves with spots or whatever on them. ) and just tie the bunch off and set them into the simple syrup to brew. Strain the tea, if you like.

5 comments:

hey sweet Bevy!! I am trying to catch up on a couple of my blogging friends...I am so behind! It's nice to get a picture of you in life from these last couple of posts:) And, a GREAT tea concentrate recipe...it's so nice to have a kitchen and be able to try these things!!! much, much love & miss!

I'm looking forward to trying my hand at it in the next week. I have spearmint, lemon balm and peppermint. I think they should all work well and nicely for this. Temps are in the 90s now and I'm here to say that summer is HERE;)!

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